Document checklist
Ghana → Iraq: Foreign Student Residency Card
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Required documents
8 itemsIdentity
One photograph of you
RequiredOne passport-style photograph of you, submitted with your application.
Passport valid for at least 6 months
RequiredYour passport must have at least 6 months of validity left when you apply.
Financial
Residency fees paid
RequiredFees are set by Directive No. 1 of 2021 and depend on your case: for example, 150,000 Iraqi dinars to issue a residency card plus a 25,000 dinar administration fee, or 300,000–1,000,000 dinars to convert a visit visa to a residency card depending on whether you needed a visa in advance to enter. Renewals cost 150,000 dinars plus the 25,000 dinar administration fee. Check with the residency directorate for the exact amount in your case.
Purpose of travel
Study support letter from your school
RequiredA letter of support from the educational institution where you are studying in the Kurdistan Region.
Other
Health test for communicable diseases
RequiredA test for communicable diseases: AIDS, hepatitis B and C, malaria and bilharzia. After you submit your application, your details are sent to a central laboratory and you're tested; results normally come back within 48 hours.
Proof of where you're staying
RequiredA residential support document showing your address or accommodation in the Kurdistan Region.
You must be 18 or older
RequiredThis residency card is issued to foreign students who have turned 18. The page doesn't describe a process for students younger than 18.
Your old residency card (only when renewing)
If you're renewing, you need your previous residency card and one photograph.
Why applications on this route get refused
Passport valid for less than 6 months
The residency card process asks for a passport valid for at least 6 months.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before applying if it has less than 6 months left.
No study support letter from your school
The application needs a support letter confirming you're studying at an educational institution in the Kurdistan Region.
How to avoid it: Ask your school for this letter before you apply.
Health test not done or shows a communicable disease
You must be tested for AIDS, hepatitis B and C, malaria and bilharzia as part of the process.
How to avoid it: Attend the health test as directed after your application is submitted, and check with the residency directorate about what a positive result means for your case.
Applying for renewal after the card expires
Students must apply to renew before their card expires. Applying late results in a penalty of 20,000 dinars for each day of delay.
How to avoid it: Track your card's expiry date and start the renewal before it runs out.
Sources
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